Café Supervisor

HES; London Borough of Havering; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rewards scheme

Havering Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to Work scheme

Blue Light discounts

High quality professional training and

career development opportunities

Supportive and friendly work

Job summary

Routes4Life is seeking a Café Supervisor to manage the on-site school café at Hornchurch, supporting students’ practical work experience and social skills development. The role focuses on food preparation, hygiene, and customer service within a busy school environment.

The position is full-time during term-time plus one week, with 8:30am–3:30pm hours, 35 hours per week across 40 weeks per year. A valid driver’s license and car are required for work duties.

Qualifications

• Experience or willingness to cook, bake and prepare food.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work calmly in a busy school café environment.
• Willingness to adhere to food safety and hygiene standards.

Skills

Food preparation

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

IT literacy

Education

GCSE English & Maths

Tools

Word & Excel

iPad

Job description

Café Supervisor Required Immediately (subject to the relevant checks)

Hours: 35 hours per week, 40 weeks per year, 8:30am - 3:30pm Monday to Friday (term time plus 1 week)

Contract: Permanent

Routes4Life is a growing specialist education provision with charitable status based in Hornchurch. We are seeking to appoint Café Supervisor to develop the potential of our on-site commercial kitchen café, whilst facilitating our students’ preparation for adulthood and employment through practical work experience and to develop students social skills, practical food preparation skills, and ensure that students gain a strong understanding of food hygiene and food nutrition.

The Café Supervisor at Routes 4 Life will have:

• Experience and knowledge of working with young adults and children with a wide range of abilities
• Experience, ability and willingness to cook, bake and prepare food
• Willingness to deal with members of the public via the on-site café
• Secure knowledge and skills relating to strategies in working with pupils with Complex Learning Needs
• Ability to calmly manage a busy environment while maintaining attention to detail and safety standards
• An interest, motivation and passion for working with young adults and children with special needs and facilitating developing their skills
• Must be calm, controlled and possess effective communication skills
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team, understanding roles and responsibilities of other team members and your own position within this
• A high level of professionalism and the ability to distinguish personal and professional boundaries in school related relationships both in and outside of the school
• Level 2 (GCSE) Qualifications in English and Math’s (or the ability to show a high level of competence in literacy and numeracy school related tasks)
• An aptitude for understanding and/or working knowledge of IT software such as word and excel and other IT resources such as iPads to support students’ learning and communication
• Be willing to develop a full working knowledge, understanding and adherence to relevant school polices, practice and procedures, as well as food safety and hygiene standards.
• Must have a valid UK Drivers licence and own car that can be used for work purposes

Benefits offered:

• Access to Rewards scheme
• Access to Havering Pension scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Program
• Access to Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to Blue Light discounts
• High quality professional training and career development opportunities
• Supportive and friendly work environment

Closing date for applications: Sunday 22nd November 2026, 11.59pm with interviews to be held Tuesday 24th or Wedneday 25th November 2026

Interviews: Interviews may also be arranged upon successful application. We reserve the right to close the job advert in advance of the specified closing date, if a successful applicant is found. Please submit your application as early as possible.

Safeguarding

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Everybody who works for the school is expected to share and promote this commitment and to have, or acquire, the relevant abilities, skills and knowledge to carry it out.

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.

Equal Opportunities

Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.